Return of the Shawl of Doom
Two years ago I decided to knit myself a shawl to wear to a friend's wedding. I had a beautiful skein of Debonnaire Yarns Ambrosia Lace , which was 1200m of luxurious casmere, silk and alpaca, and I had fallen in love with the Tiong Bahru shawl by Åsa Tricosa . To cut a long story short it took me months and months because I made the shawl bigger to use as much of the yarn as I could. The final shawl was so massive it got nicknamed The Shawl of Doom . I loved it though, I actually think it's my favourite thing I've ever knit. The yarn is buttery and warm but light as a feather and the pattern is absolutely gorgeous. I wore it all the time; in winter to keep me squooshy and warm, in summer to keep the sun off... ...but then I lost it. It's gone. Lost forever. I think I went through all the stages of grief. I definitely spent a long time in the denial phase, searching every drawer, bag, cupboard in my house and big sister's house but I finally landed a
